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Sherman Alexie grew up on an reservation in Spokane, Washington, where illiteracy was the norm. However, Alexie was not normal compared to most peers, growing up to be an author of 18 different novels and the essay "Superman and me" published in Los Angeles Times. Sherman Alexie writes about reading in "Superman and Me" to explain its impact on his life and encourage Native Americans to break the illiteracy stereotype. Alexie employs a combination of analogy, anaphora, and contrasts which allows…

Have you ever had a hard time switching from a totally different environment? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, demonstrates many things. Most importantly it demonstrates how a new environment can give you a different perspective. Junior changed many times throughout the novel. Especially, Penelope gave him a different view of himself. Gordy displayed him a way that being smart is a good thing. Junior's sister Mary gave him confidence to do what his heart…

Sherman Alexie’s novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” provides a humorous view of the difficult life conditions of Native Americans. This novel is the story of a young Spokane Indian named Junior and his difficult transition of leaving the reservation to attend an all-white school. Junior experiences many unfortunate situations: he is condemned as a traitor by his people on the reservation, his best friend hates him for leaving, and his grandmother, sister, and his father’s…

Being in high school is hard, but trying to figure out who to become is even worse. In the book, The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Junior discovers his identity by pushing through hard times. While finding his identity Junior has to learn to deal with addiction, poverty, and overcoming stereotypes. However, after his battle in high school he becomes the man he wants to be. Being an addicted can cause many problems to oneself and the surrounding people. One…

disorder were stopped, then serious crimes would therefore not occur.” If the smaller crimes were stopped, it would prevent bigger crimes in the future is how I see it. The simple definition is that if a broken window, left unattended, this would signal that no one cared and therefore ultimately lead to more disorder and even crime. So how did they theory begin in the first place. Well Kelling found that adding a larger amount of foot patrols in the city improved the relationship between police…

In the short story “What You Pawn, I Will Redeem”, Sherman Alexie argues that people want to fit in and belong in society because all humans have the drive to be a part of something. There are many ways that people try to fit in the world, but Jackson Jackson has a strange technique. Jackson is on a quest to find $999 to buy back a regalia that was stolen from his grandmother fifty years ago. He goes on an adventure that is like a roller coaster, Jackson continuously gets sums of money and then…

Sherman Alexie outlines the struggles of several characters in his novel The Toughest Indian in the World. Many of his protagonists suffer from the same quandary related to their Indian heritage, and all of them go to great and unexpected lengths to cure the dissatisfaction they feel with certain aspects of their lives. The narrator Alexie writes about in his short story by the same name, “The Toughest Indian in the World,” encounters an Indian hitchhiker with whom he attempts to combat the…

What is your best accomplishment? In Sherman Alexie’s story “What You Pawn I Will Redeem,” Jackson is the main character in this story who is static and the protagonist. The story is in first-person because it comes from his point of view. Jackson strives to overcome his alcoholism to achieve his goal. He comes across people with similar difficulties and learns how they have given up their goals which encourages him to pursue his. Jackson is a sympathetic character who struggles with an internal…

Broken windows theory is a criminological theory of the norm setting and being able to indicate urban disorder. Broken windows theory is also the belief that ignoring public order violations and disruptive behavior leads to community neglect, which fosters further disorder and crime. If you were to go to an unfamiliar neighborhood and see broken windows, spray painted walls, and abandon cars, your first instinct would tell you that the neighborhood must be unsafe. This theory is based off of…

In Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a young boy named Arnold realizes that he needs to leave the reservation to fully succeed. When he gets to the small town of Reardan, it’s difficult at first, but he ends up in a more supportive and friendly environment. Throughout the book, Arnold faces many hardships, but he manages to get through them. Although Arnold faces racism at Reardan, and poverty and depression on the rez, he uses his sense of humor, romanticism, and…